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The Modernist Errors of Cardinal John Henry Newman
By Bro. Peter Dimond
Cardinal John Henry Newman Examined - 1 [Video discussion]
Cardinal John Henry Newman Examined - 2 [Video discussion]
I recently completed a study of Cardinal John Henry Newman’s well-known work, An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1878). I will now discuss the passages in his work which are incompatible with Catholic teaching.NEWMAN DENIES THAT DIVINE REVELATION ENDED WITH THE DEATH OF THE LAST APOSTLE
Newman says that we are unable to fix a point at which the growth of doctrine ceased, and the rule of faith was settled or finalized. He adds that this did not occur “on the death of the last Apostle, for St. Ignatius had to establish the doctrine of Episcopacy.” This is directly contrary to the teaching of the Church. The idea that divine revelation did not end with the death of the last apostle was one of the errors of the modernists condemned by Pope St. Pius X. This is a clear example of how Newman’s theology on the development of Christian Doctrine is inherently flawed; indeed, his explanation is precisely what was condemned as a modernist error. To be continued, as time permits…Sign up for our free e-mail list to see future vaticancatholic.com videos and articles.
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